whenever you tell yourself you don’t know how to write free verse, read your random facts page. you are a master of any verse. the thoughts and words that flow from you are brilliant– in whatever form or shape they take.

That’s because you have somehow accessed the secret portal into my mind that allows you to directly decipher the meaning of anything I write, regardless of how gibberishy it may sound. But I like that you have a penchant for completely boring and useless facts about other people. Reowr!

somehow i believe your secret portal and my secret portal are connected– perhaps there’s a secret passageway between the two– because the beauty of your “useless facts” is that they serve only to concretely and eerily affirm how well i know you. it’s a beautiful thing.

I’ll qualify your comment by stating it was the one about being a realist and a dreamer. Otherwise, if I change number one to something like, “I can read people’s minds and have x-ray vision”, people won’t think you are crazy too. 😀

I have nominated you for the Liebster Award.
Congrats!
I know that not everyone wants to participate with the awards so please note that this is a no pressure award; no need to do anything if you do not want to. I just wanted to share with everyone how much I enjoy your blog!
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Welcome to the blogging world! I had no idea what it would be like when I started a few months ago, but I hope it is as fulfilling for you as it has been, and continues to be, for me. Best wishes on your new journey! 🙂

Well I hope you don’t change to many things. I love the poems you write. Not sure who you got the criticizing from but as far as blogs go you are the most talented person I have come across. But good luck and it’s always good to improve. Just never lose your charm and style in the process.

I received the criticism from someone who was not afraid to tell me exactly how she felt about my work without tiptoeing around my feelings. Brutal, but effective. I, of course, always have the final say as to whether I wish to change anything or not, but it is very rare to have someone offer honest criticism and a waste not to take advantage of it. As for the beyond-flattering remark, I find it so incredibly difficult to believe that I am inclined to believe that you must have eaten something funny or were temporarily possessed by a ghost. Please let us leave it at that as I do not think I can handle anymore flattery; it makes me feel incredibly guilty. So ghost or funny food; those are the only two options. 🙂

Ghost are much more my style. I know I have gotten my poems criticized many times. But I am happy with my hobby as it is. I have had a couple of things published and know I will never aspire to be a poet of technical nature. What ever you do just keep that feline charm and the whimsical flair. I believe it’s who you are.

Ach so! A Cancer born in the year of the Monkey…not a bad combination…would have been better if not Cancer, but such is life! I’m an Acquarius born in the year of the Dragon…I don’t have an iAnything…my Nokia also still has it’s film screen cover…I fall asleep when I fall asleep and wake when I wake…chocolate even with virtual beavers is wonderful…I smile so much people think I haven’t a worry in the world…I listen more than I talk…I write more than I talk…and I wrote a Haiku for you because I wanted to. Ah…what does tweaking poems mean?

Yeah, I’ve never liked my astrological zodiac sign. Everyone else has much cooler names, like Sagittarius, Aries, and your own, Aquarius, and even the pictures that represent them are nicer too. Mine’s the picture of a crab. I think whoever created this zodiac had a beef against someone born in the cancer months. That’s the only thing that makes sense to me.

I’ll be on my way over soon to read the haiku you read for me. And tweaking poems means making minor edits, like sticking a few more chocolate chips on a cookie or removing a piece of hair you find from one.

It’s actually very silly when I think about it…stragely enough, just happens that my two best friends are Cancer…and I seems that I know more Cancers then say Sagittarius…not a one of those dear people in fact!…so I shouldn’t let the ex ruin everyone’s good name!

Hi Tom,
Hirschworth.com is a beautiful site in memory of what sounds like a truly wonderful person. I suspect the site will gain momentum very quickly once writers and artists realize that it is out there. I will consider which of my poems would be worthy of being published on your site. Many thanks, and all the best to you as well.
Sonya

Great list. I look forward to reading the updates on your philosophical outlook. Especially if you change your mind about wearing pyjamas 🙂 And thanks for liking my post about my little cat buddy, it takes another animal lover to understand, doesn’t it?

Thanks for liking the posts on my little infant of a blog. Mostly because it led me to look at yours. It looks extensive and beautiful and every bit as crazy as the vivid images in my head. I look forward to reading it bit by bit in the days to come.
Do tell me what you thought of the poems.
Thanks again.. 🙂

Too funny. I just read this and seriously…will be snickering for quite awhile. Glad I read it after I got to know you because that made it even more meaningful. Capri’s ????? I never would have guessed that one. Never! LOL on the penguin, for sure. You must explain why or I’ll have to make up my own reason/s and that might not be a good idea. You love to wear a Tux. You don’t like to carry things…you know…those kinds of ideas. LOL

Definitely not because of the Tux, although they do always look pretty spiffy. No, penguins because they look like they are having so much fun when they slide on their bellies. But it is true that I don’t like to carry things. 😉

Im so glad i come back and check on here to see if you have updated…so cool learning more about this talented writer/poet…..i have a picture somewhere of me dressed as penguin!! Not a tux, but a penguin with a beak! Good call on fave outfit being PJ;s!!
Kinda surprised at the no piercings…not sure why, dont think i imagine you with any, but kinda thought you would…..
There is always a method in the madness, ’cause between the madness, lies our sanity 😉
😀

LOL yes, you would know that very well. I am incredibly unremarkable and normal in appearance to the point that I could probably commit a crime and stand in one of those police lineups and not be recognized. If I got piercings, that would give away my gig…I mean theory. *looks away while whistling and twiddling thumbs*

‘Note: Poems will be tweaked, for better or worse, sometimes almost seconds after posting (although I will try hard not to).’
oh, thank you for saying this, i do this all the time. and it’s one of the reasons i usually publish very early in the morning. *smiles*

Definition of “judgmental and intolerant”: Passionate opinions persistently presented by people I don’t agree with. 🙂 Where I live, 77F is bordering on cool. We have to laugh at the people who come from waaaay up north (or if you live in the southern hemisphere waaaay down south). There’s a reason houses are built with large, airy windows and very few of the trees are cut down. We can always tell when someone moves here from a colder climate. The first thing they do is cut down all the trees, then they build houses with small windows and complain how hot it is in Florida in the summer. 🙂

Lol I think your definition is more accurate than the ones given in the dictionary. I wouldn’t cut down trees and make small windows, and air conditioners should make summer pleasant enough. I would trade that for engine-stalling weather at -40 degree Celsius. Nothing funner than getting all bundled up in the freezing cold and scraping ice off a car that won’t start.

I remember going out to the car, starting it up, going back in the house for oatmeal, going out side to scrape the windshield and proceeding to drive to work in a warm car. I remember the cars sliding on ice like they were 2000 pound kids just learning to skate. I remember hoping I wasn’t going to be a victim reality bumper cars or late to work because of an accident. It makes me shiver just thinking about it. 🙂

I have nominated you for the Very Inspired Blogger Award. That’s right, because your writing inspires me to write more and better…really! Congratulations, Cubby! You can see the rules at http://wp.me/p3ia4v-uV, Oliana, Whispering Insights.

I stick post-it notes inside my kindle (I have it in a cover) with reminders and phone numbers and random thoughts. I clear them out every week – sometimes. Love your picture Cubby. I had a cousin we called Cubby.

Post-it notes can run amok if you let them. Cubby is a nice nickname for a person…at least I hope it’s just a nickname…not that there would be anything wrong if her real name was Cubby… *frantically tries to dig out of hole*

Hehe I think a lot of us do…I’ve actually flipped back and forth between one word 5 or 6 times before settling back on the original, getting up and out of bed to fix it. It’s the curse of having obsessive tendencies.

Thanks for stopping by one of my blogs. I am glad you enjoyed today’s post and hope you will return.
Being a poet yourself, you might like to check out my other blog: http://poetryphotosandmusings.wordpress.com
Bonne chance!

It is not the loudness of my voice but the pitch of my voice that seems to be the problem. We could be speaking at exactly the same volume in a crowd, but my voice would still be inaudible whereas yours might not be. 😛

I want to thank you for following my blog and liking my poetry posts! I love your poems, they are somewhat whimsical and make me smile 🙂 please keep doing what you are doing, and I will be checking it out!

Thanks for liking my post. I’m always concerned for those who do because, surely, they (you) must have more important things to do than read the (sometimes senseless) mumblings of an old guy. Still, I’m honored that you took the time … Write on!

Thanks for all the likes!! I resonate especially with #5. Just sitting with someone, if there’s silence from them instead of filling the space, allows us to hear what they may not be saying but would, if given a chance, and the space to.

Especially like 5 and 9, things I need to work on! Thanks for liking my poem. You seem a good sort and so I’m now following, but feeling a bit overwhelmed by the numbers, so will hope to, as I always try to with fellow bloggers, “make real contact” in the not too far future.

Love your things you don’t need to know list. I, too, suffer from dessert attacks. I’ll be suffering one in about ten minutes. And though never diagnosed, I’d say I have restless leg syndrome as well. And most definitely, understanding others better can lead to greater compassion. I also believe understanding others better can lead to understanding oneself better.

…Restless leg syndrome – I JUST developed it. Its really been bothering me that I can’t do much about it. Reading that you have it too made me feel okay. Like its not the end of the world! thanks for that random note. I feel more human now that I’ve connected. 🙂

I’m so excited – a real, live poet is following my blog! I’ve always written things I call poems because they have odd line breaks, but I really haven’ t any idea what I’m doing. I’m more of a lyrical prose kinda gal. As I said in a recent post, I wouldn’t know an iambic if it bit me in the pentameter. But I’m thinking about learning. So thank you for your encouragement! The poetry writing is mostly therapy for me. I’ll be visiting you often!

Hmm, I cannot refute that I am real, nor that I am living, and I suppose I do write poetry, so I guess you are right: I am a real, live poet. I believe that poetry is whatever you wish it to be and an expression of the heart more than of the mind. As long as your heart is in your writing, it will be beautiful. 🙂

Thanks for dropping by my crazy blog. Short attention spam you say?Naaa, I´ve bee browsing through your poetry how would you then focus all those thoughts in a short theme and making sense of it..sometimes.wink. It´s nice I like it. I´m not a poetry guy, but I follow now with you 3 people who write poetry. Strange, I like reading it but I´m no good at writing it.

Forgot. Cuddling? The poor guy must sleep less than you if he´s with you.

Ah, no, I don’t cuddle when I sleep. There’s no way I could do that. Cuddling is reserved for watching TV and movies on the sofa. When I’m sleeping, feet touching or legs crossing is more than enough contact for me. Hehe. I have a short attention span for lots of things, but not everything I suppose. You don’t have to be a poetry lover to enjoy certain forms of poetry. I’m glad my writing appeals to you in some way. 🙂

Thank you for visiting my blog and liking my poems. I not only enjoy reading your blogs but your comments as well! I sometimes wish I were a cat too, then I could laze around all day and be petted until my heart is content, which at times is rare for us humans to be able to do.

Thanks for liking my post. By doing so, it gives me the opportunity to visit your site and many others. I’m new to blogging and am finding I like this inter-action very much. I like your about page too. Thanks again.

Welcome to the blogosphere and the WordPress community. The interaction on WordPress is one of the best things about blogging, in my opinion. I hope your blog continues to grow with your beautiful poems. 🙂

I’ve really been enjoying your poetry since I started “following” a few days ago. I noticed that you have “liked” several of my poems on “The Second Day of Bravery” and I appreciate that! I’m very new to blogging and still figuring out how to do this. If you don’t mind, I have a few questions: Do you submit and publish your poetry in more traditional formats? And, do you ever worry about anyone attempting to plagiarize your work from this site?

Welcome to the blogging world! I will try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. For the first question, did you mean submit as in to literary magazines/journals? If this is what you mean, then no, I do not submit any of my poetry to literary magazines as traditional formats are generally not deemed to be worthy of publication in their esteemed journals. At least, this is the impression that I have received from my research of them. The overall literary landscape of poetry looks down upon rhyming schemes as an inferior form of poetry to free verse. I do not worry about plagiarization for this very reason. And if there ever was any contention, I have a large body of work to back up my style and writing. I also periodically e-mail myself my poems so as to have something with a date on it that cannot be altered. I hope this helps a bit.

Yes, thanks, this was helpful. I agree with you that rhyming schemes or even, dare I say, comprehensible poetry is not highly regarded by “literary” folk. I subscribe to a daily email from the Academy of American Poets, “Poem-A-Day,” and it is almost exclusively comprised of poets who are also literature professors and/or literary journal editors. It seems very self-serving to me, like they keep in their grips a monopoly on what type of poetry is published. Some of it I enjoy, but much of the poems tend to follow the “throw a dart at a dictionary page” variety.

hello there 🙂 I like you philosophy and random facts especially number 10 “I believe everything we need we already have, and everything we want should be everything we need.”
I think it’s wise.
Ow, thanks for the liked my post “The imperfect husband”. God bless you 🙂

Hi cubby,
I have been following your blog lately….every one knows your blog is wonderful…I don’t need to confirm it…But,I would like to say why I liked your blog…
versatility not only in different poetry forms but also in thoughts….more over you have good writing sense and you can churn your thoughts into beautiful poems easily,which is a gift…looking forward for different poetry forms 🙂
cheers 🙂

Hi sudharsan!
That is so very kind of you to state the reasons that you like my blog. I am always heartened by the words of others, and they motivate me to continue to try writing poems that will be worthy of reading. The gift I have is in my readers who are willing to read the words I have to offer them. 🙂
With warm thanks,
Cubby

I am definately a cat person not a dog person. But like most cats (other than those with young kittens), I am not capable of being responsible for anything other than myself. If I were to get a cat it would have to be a tabby. I think they are incredibly beautiful beings. The mystery of tabby fur is how something with at least three colours in it can add up to something so different from any of those individual colours. Despite being personally catless, I do have a cat friend on the street near my house, who I love to meet when I’m walking home. It’s always so good to see her/him.

I can relate to numbers 1,5,6 and 10 on your blog. Especially 5 and 6 😉 I have a “couch blanket” that stays on the couch just for me. I get cold and I put it on, then 5 minutes later I am hot so I take it off…and the cycle continues.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog and liking it! You have amazing poetry and I look forward to reading more 🙂
~ Juniper

I just took a listen to the sample of the song from the link you provided, and I can definitely see the overlap in theme. From what I can hear, the song is very lovely. Thank you for directing me to it. 🙂

Thank you so much for your site! Your blog title and random facts actually made me cry! Nothing you said, only my own emotion. I lost my cat and most precious friend of 17 years this past December. The spirit of your blog reminds me of this precious little soul. Thank you.

You mention tweaking after publishing. I have a habit of doing that on occasion, also. I have this theory that a work is never finished (to the author) until the author’s dead. I’m always seeing how to make things better.

On another subject, I want to say thank you for your consistent interest in my work. That someone as polished as you would find my scribbling worth your time is a great compliment and I am grateful. Any time you want to drop a critique or a comment, I will consider them with great attention.

Yes, a work is ever evolving in my opinion also, although there is such a thing as over tweaking. I would not consider my writing polished, but I am flattered you would think so. It is always a pleasure to read good writing, which I consider your writing to be. 🙂

Hello, I just nominated you for the Liebster Award because I really think you deserve it. Of course you don’t have to participate if you don’t want too. If you are interested please check delotusvijver.wordpress.com the rules and questions will be blogged this weekend. Love, Virginie

Your writing is very lovely, I find myself in envy of how you interact with your followers.
I truly believe that you are an uttermost kind person. Also thank you for reading my posts,
any tips for a rookie-blogger would be much appreciated!
Sincerely,
A fellow poet

The best tip I can give you is to get to know your fellow bloggers in the WordPress community by visiting their blogs and seeing which ones you connect with. The more you interact with others, the more they will interact with you. 🙂

Interesting post… I can completely relate to number 7 “If my expression looks…” Not long ago, I had a wonderful meeting with two scholars – two amazing people, but they did lose me for a moment and I think they noticed the blank look of confusion on my face.😀

OH! I was wandering around and suddenly I came upon this Blog. Better late than never I figure.😏 I’m always the last to know🙄 BUT! I can wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! (It’s tonight right?) 🤔 Hmm SO maybe I’m early.(scratching head). 🎉✨🎈🍣💜😊💗!

Cubby, I think Mandy is in love with you – truly! Thanks by the way for reading my poetry and have to say I enjoyed the sense of humour shown here – try eating your carrots though – they’re not as bad as you may at first think…

We must be kindred souls…
I say this bcuz of number 8..I can, will, & have eaten a while pint of Been & Jerry”s DBL fudge chocolate brownie all to myself and I’m sure I will again…very soon. 😛
Ur very funny cubbub and very organized! I’m lucky if I ever get around to buying Xmas gifts let alone wrapping them and as much as I love Excel idt I’ll ever be that in top of things.
Cubbub, will u marry me? Lmao… Jk, I’m already married. 😜😂

Haha…I’m a virgo I’m supposed to be like that but I must have some crazy rising sign or something cuz I’m the opposite.
I’m watching animal planet, it was left on by my husband, I never realized how violent it is! Lord! Lol

I use Vaseline too! In and on my nose as well when I have a bad cold that makes my nose raw. (learned it in the hospital). It’s a great comfort and barrier. 🙂
Have you tried sugar on your cooked carrots?? Just a pinch in a large pot of boiling water helps the blah. Brown sugar is even better. 🙂
I don’t do horror films either.
I loved reading your post. Especially the disclaimer… lol.
Nice to meet you, Cubby! 🙂 God loves you!

Hmm, I haven’t tried sugar on my cooked carrots. Maybe I will try that if someone tries to make me eat them. If you have to watch a scary movie, just put it on mute or cover your ears. It makes a huge difference!

Cubby,
I use a yummy lip balm that I bought in our Wild Bird seed store. It’s orange blossom honey lip balm made by The Naked Bee (“All the good stuff, none of the bad stuff.”) http://www.nakedbee.com.
I have no stake in this co.; I just like their product. Sure beats vaseline.
Cheers!
Annie

I enjoyed this, just what I needed today! Especially liked the tip about about watching scary shows without the sound–might just work for me 🙂 And finally, I think I might try your poetry challenges, so thank you muchly for that. Blessings to you! Ennle